The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-02-26

a,yine my rope, Ihsa,I
II about him securely and ,,,. !.
dgnd. and up he went; =, pa.
moments later, the rope cansh..
THE face Of the cif n. =.
with small hedges, from fem - u
ches wide, that l used a. ioota
up these treacherous stair, I..,s5
being steadied by the guidA No.
ed from above.
II had almost reached 4. ~
ridge, when I happened to ~ :, J.
saw the rope twirling and lr,l.a.
had begun to chafe, and bes,rs ~,
utter . shout Of warning " M
pulled again. and the rope part.i.
':For q second 1e1pected h t.u
over the precipice; but fortsastsh'
step at that place was wide saootit
afford me a foothold, and b. p,si.
against the stony wall, Ihsli.a,
1.-THE guide at first thought |
gone over; but l shouted u him
double the rope and toss II eyer, n
after several trials l succeeded il mi
ing 1t, though back to and in = podt1
that the slightest wind nieis n
blown me of. Isoon had It id Al
my waist, and pushing out b relic,
the strain, I went slowly un u
finally reached the top in safety ?
domoralized an individual a. you n
dom see."
The chamois is only oscsioadM
hunted now, except by skilled lanta|
who have been brought up in Ne bui
ness, and the little creatures ore q,
paratively rare. There are ssusl|
varieties of them, but only one 6sis
species-the Rupicapra, found in u
European Alps, from the Pyrnsst
the Caucasus; a familiar animal b
the museums, though ms
seen alive. The chamois is sb1t wi
feet six inches high at the shoulds,|
and three feet in length. The bond
are small, erect and turned It the tH
giving the little animal q vsy jaunH|
appearance. The hair Is . denk|
COARSE. brUwnlsll red, being. ss rk
darker in winter.
They travel in bands Of frem twenty
to fifty, generally led by q dee, The d|
bucks leading a more solitary lie Thg|
are remarkably active, dasing dcn|
the steepest precipices with . srst$|
and so keen is their scent that khA|
most impossible to approach A@ y
the first intimation of dansu, VI
doe on guard warns the rest By sshtl|
whistle, at the same time stamping vi
feet as if to insure attention end u
they 60, over places where it would NJ
DO deemed possible, and where hnnial
can not follow. Four-horned shans|
have been found, the two sets Of baS)
giving the animal a strange aqpsi|
ance. This, however, is merely snS
cidental occurrence.
At certain seasons of tho year y
bucks become extremely pugaaeAa
and terrific duels are frequently foas1
on the tops Of the lofty peaks. nd o1 \
the defeated channels has been hurs|
by its adversary over the st1f y y
struction below, while, in The b'd'
ground, the rest Of the hGd q!
~anxiously awaiting the termination I
the battle. The colors Of both sn !,
are about the same. The kns
chamois is slightly smaller sAl
male. The kids are Of q deep yellaF
ish-brown color, having the under "
both sides Of the head and tina nfV.
white. Much of the so-calle4 aans
leather comes from these little aan'as'
that in some parts of Austria ~ y.
found in herds of fifty or more y.
beautiful horns are much vaiuea |.
Switzerland, where they arc 1nade y.
ornaments of various kinds, y ~.
and paper-cutter handles, wAa' ~ y.
the hoofs are used in many wsyh
chamois is believed to be grs4ss! I
the decrease, and perhaps some = 8 !
present generation may live to g ~
total extinction. - Charles f1
Holder, in Golden Days.